1. The Scientific Method!
Experiment today!

2. Scientist of the Week Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958-present)
American Astrophysicist
Author
Science Communicator
TV host

4. Scientific Method Review
Science
Hypothesis
Experiment
Observations
Analyze
Data
Conclusion
Communicate

5. Let’s play a game!

6. Our Experiment!
Question:
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Hypothesis:
It will take____licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop because______________.

7. Experiment Time! Directions
Lick the Tootsie Pop you were given on one side
Every time you lick it, keep a tally of it in your science notebooks

8. Observe & Record
Directions
Count up your tally marks
Write down the total number of licks it took to get to the center of your tootsie pop

9. Was your hypothesis correct?
Different strategies when licking tootsie pop
Defining average

10. Communicate Results
Tell your table your results, why this step matters

11. Why did everyone get different results?

12. Four Corners Game
-Why did everybody get different results when you were doing the same experiment?
-What is the first step in the scientific method?
-What is a hypothesis?
-Who can be a scientist?

13. What is the first step in the scientific method?
Communicate Results
Make a Hypothesis
Ask a Question
Do an Experiment

14. What is the first step in the scientific method?
Communicate Results
Make a Hypothesis
Ask a Question
Do an Experiment

15. A series of actions done in a certain order during an experiment
What is a procedure?
The final result
A series of actions done in a certain order during an experiment
How you make a hypothesis
How you look at data

16. A series of actions done in a certain order during an experiment
What is a procedure?
The final result
A series of actions done in a certain order during an experiment
How you make a hypothesis
How you look at data

17. The correct answer to a scientific question An experiment A know fact
What is a hypothesis?
The correct answer to a scientific question
An experiment
A know fact
An educated guess to a question

18. The correct answer to a scientific question An experiment A know fact
What is a hypothesis?
The correct answer to a scientific question
An experiment
A know fact
An educated guess to a question

19. Is a hypothesis always correct?
No, it can be proved correct or proved incorrect.
Yes! They are facts.
Maybe
sometimes

20. Is a hypothesis always correct?
No, it can be rejected (disproven) or you can fail to reject it.
Yes! They are facts.
Maybe
sometimes

21. Only really smart people Anyone can be a scientist!
Who can be a scientist?
Only really smart people
Anyone can be a scientist!
People good at math
Doctors

22. Only really smart people Anyone can be a scientist!
Who can be a scientist?
Only really smart people
Anyone can be a scientist!
People good at math
Doctors

23. An educated guess to answer a question A scientific discovery
What is an experiment?
An educated guess to answer a question
A scientific discovery
Communicating results
An activity done to test a hypothesis and make a discovery

24. An educated guess to answer a question A scientific discovery
What is an experiment?
An educated guess to answer a question
A scientific discovery
Communicating results
An activity done to test a hypothesis and make a discovery

25. How many steps are in the scientific method?1 10 5 6

26. How many steps are in the scientific method?1 10 5 6

27. You make an educated guess You tell everyone what you discovered
How do you analyze data?
You make an educated guess
You tell everyone what you discovered
You look back at what happened during your experiment so that you can draw conclusions
No one needs to analyze data!

28. You make an educated guess You tell everyone what you discovered
How do you analyze data?
You make an educated guess
You tell everyone what you discovered
You look back at what happened during your experiment so that you can draw conclusions
No one needs to analyze data!

29. What is the last step of the scientific method?
Analyze Data
Draw conclusions
Communicate the results
Do an experiment

30. What is the last step of the scientific method?
Analyze Data
Draw conclusions
Communicate the results
Do an experiment

31. Why is it important to communicate the results of an experiment?
To help other people learn new things
To prove we are right
To show off about what we discovered
To become famous

32. Why is it important to communicate the results of an experiment?
To help other people learn new things
To prove we are right
To show off about what we discovered
To become famous

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